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Demand deposits include.
  • A
    Saving account deposits and fixed deposits.
  • Saving account deposits and current account deposits.
  • C
    Current account deposits and fixed deposits.
  • D
    All types of deposits.

Answer: B.

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Which of the following is not the function of the central bank?
  • A
    Banking facilities to government.
  • Banking facilities to public.
  • C
    Lendings to government.
  • D
    Lendings to commercial bank.

Answer: B.

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Repo rate is the rate at which:
  • A
    Commercial banks purchase government securities from the central bank.
  • Commercial banks can take loans from the central bank.
  • C
    Commercial banks can keep their deposits with the central bank.
  • D
    Short-term loans are given by commercial banks.

Answer: B.

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Unforseen obsolescence of fixed capital assets during production is:
  • A
    Consumption of fixed capital.
  • Capital loss.
  • C
    Income loss.
  • D
    None of the above.

Answer: B.

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The ratio of total deposits that a commercial bank has to keep with Reserve Bank of India is called:
  • A
    Statutory liquidity ratio.
  • B
    Deposit ratio.
  • Cash reserve ratio.
  • D
    Legal reserve ratio.

Answer: C.

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Assertion (A): Credit creation is inversely related to the money multiplier.
Reason (R): Credit creation = Initial Deposits × Money Multiplier (1/LRR). With the same initial deposit total credit, creation decreases with a decrease in the value of the money multiplier.
Alternatives:-
a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True
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Assertion (A): Credit creation is inversely related to the legal reserve ratio.
Reason (R): Credit creation = Initial Deposits × 1/LRR. Any increase in LRR will decrease the credit creation power of the commercial banks (banking Systems)
Alternatives:-
a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True
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Assertion (A): LRR is the fraction of deposits that are kept with the central bank as cash reserves.
Reason (R): The value of LRR is decided by the central bank.
Alternatives:-
a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True
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Assertion (A): Central Bank advises the government on different economic and monetary matters.
Reason (R): Central Bank acts as an agent of the central government.
Alternatives:-
a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True
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Assertion (A): M1 measure of the money supply is defined as follows: M1 = CU + DD, where CU is Currency (notes) plus coins) held by the public and DD is ‘net’ demand deposits held by commercial banks. The word ‘net’ here implies that only deposits of the public held by the banks are to be included in the money supply.
Reason (R): The interbank deposits, which a commercial bank holds in other commercial banks, are not to be regarded as part of the money supply.
Alternatives:-
a) Both Assertions (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True
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Q 13True/False1 Mark
Giving reasons, state whether the following statements are true or false.
Increase in statutory liquidity ratio adversely affects the capacity of commercial banks to create credit.
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Q 14True/False1 Mark
Giving reasons, state whether the following statements are true or false.
M includes time deposits of commercial banks.
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Q 294 Marks Question4 Marks
Currency is issued by the central bank, yet we say that commercial banks create money. Explain. How is this money creation by commercial banks likely to affect the national income? Explain.
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